PHD TRAINING IN NEUROSCIENCE

描述（由申请人提供）：我们提议继续一个联合赞助的神经科学博士前培训项目，这是哈佛大学神经科学博士项目早期学生的主要支持来源。这个跨部门博士项目成立于1981年，其目标是：(1)将哈佛医学院、其附属医院和哈佛学院的神经科学家组织在一个单一的培训教员中；(2)培养对心理健康、神经系统疾病和大脑基本机制感兴趣的科研人员和教师。培训计划旨在为学员提供广泛而全面的神经科学背景，并指导他们在神经科学的重要领域进行原创和严谨的研究。在前18个月，学员要完成一系列核心课程，从细胞和分子神经生物学到系统神经科学，以及从细胞和分子生物学、免疫学、统计学和其他适合个人兴趣的学科中选择的附属课程。学生们轮流在三个不同的实验室工作。在完成课程作业、实验室轮岗和初步考试后，学生开始全职论文研究。他们还参与其他正在进行的培训活动，包括新闻俱乐部、研讨会和数据展示。目前有100名研究生就读于神经科学项目。现有教职工118人；目前最积极参与研究生教育的68个教员正在就这一建议培训导师。我们付出了相当大的努力，使这个项目成为一个高度互动的群体，学生和教师之间有广泛的正式和非正式的联系。该课程的毕业生在生物医学研究领域有很高的就业率，并为不断增长的神经科学理解做出了重大贡献。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to continue a Jointly Sponsored Predoctoral Training Program in Neurosciences that is the major source of support for early year students in the Ph.D. Program in Neurosciences at Harvard University. The goals of this interdepartmental Ph.D. program, established in 1981, are (1) to organize within a single training faculty the neuroscientists at Harvard Medical School, its affiliated hospitals, and Harvard College; and (2) to train research scientists and teachers who are interested in mental health, diseases of the nervous system, and fundamental mechanisms of the brain. The training program is designed to provide trainees with a broad and thorough background in neuroscience and to mentor them in performing original and rigorous research in important areas of neuroscience. In the first 18 months, trainees complete a sequence of core courses ranging from cell and molecular neurobiology to systems neuroscience, as well as collateral courses selected from cell and molecular biology, immunology, statistics, and other subjects appropriate to individual interests. Students rotate through three different laboratories. Following the coursework, laboratory rotations, and a preliminary examination, students begin full time dissertation research. They are also involved in other ongoing training activities including journa clubs, seminars, and data presentation. There are currently 100 graduate students enrolled in the Program in Neuroscience. The total faculty includes 118 members; the 68 faculty who are currently most actively involved in graduate education are training mentors on this proposal. Considerable effort has gone into making this program a highly interactive group with extensive formal and informal contacts between students and faculty. Graduates of this program have a high rate of staying in careers in biomedical research and make substantial contributions to a growing understanding of neuroscience.